[Federal Register Volume 63, Number 144 (Tuesday, July 28, 1998)]
[Notices]
[Pages 40268-40269]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 98-20068]


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DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Federal Energy Regulatory Commission
[Docket No. CP98-668-000]


Trancontinental Gas Pipe Line Corporation; Notice of Request 
Under Blanket Authorization

July 22, 1998.
    Take notice that on July 13, 1998, Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line 
Corporation (Transco), P.O. Box 1396, Houston, Texas 77251, filed in 
Docket No. CP98-668-000 a request pursuant to Sections 157.205 and 
157.211 of the Commission's Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 
CFR 157.205, 157.211) for authorization to install and operate a sales 
tap for marathon Oil Company (Marathon), under Transco's blanket 
certificate issued in Docket No. CP82-426-000, pursuant to Section 7 of 
the Natural Gas Act, all as more fully set forth in the request that is 
on file with the Commission and open to public inspection.
    Transco proposes to install, own and operate a new sales tap to 
Marathon on an existing platform in Block 331,

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Vermilion Area, Offshore Louisiana. Transco states that gas will be 
delivered through an existing tap on the piping on the platform, and 
that Transco will install, own and operate electronic flow measurement 
equipment. Transco states that Marathon will install, own and operate a 
valve assembly and a meter tube.
    Transco further states that the new sales tap will be used by 
Marathon to receive up to 500 Mcf of gas per day from Transco on an 
interruptible basis. Transco states that such gas will be used by 
Marathon for gas lift purposes at Vermilion Block 331. Transco states 
that transportation service will be rendered to Marathon pursuant to 
Transco's Rate Schedule IT and Part 284 (G) of the Commission's 
regulations. Transco also states that the addition of this sales tap 
will have no significant impact on its peak day or annual deliveries 
and is not prohibited by its FERC Gas Tariff.
    Transco estimates the total cost of its proposed facilities to be 
approximately $31,290, and states that Marathon will reimburse Transco 
for all costs associated with such facilities.
    Any person or the Commission's staff may, within 45 days after 
issuance of the instant notice by the Commission, file pursuant to Rule 
214 of the Commission's Procedural Rules (18 CFR 385.214) a motion to 
intervene or notice of intervention and pursuant to Section 157.205 of 
the Regulations under the Natural Gas Act (18 CFR 157.205) a protest to 
the request. If no protest is filed within the time allowed therefor, 
the proposed activity shall be deemed to be authorized effective the 
day after the time allowed for filing a protest. If a protest is filed 
and not withdrawn within 30 days after the time allowed for filing a 
protest, the instant request shall be treated as an application for 
authorization pursuant to Section 7 of the Natural Gas Act.
David P. Boergers,
Acting Secretary.
[FR Doc. 98-20068 Filed 7-27-98; 8:45 am]
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